(a) All fees, commissions, taxes, and other monies, including fines and forfeitures, received under this part shall be paid to the treasurer of the racing commission. All such monies remaining after payment of expenses incurred in the administration of this part shall be distributed as provided by law within 15 days following the quarterly receipt thereof. The Macon County Racing Commission shall then distribute such net proceeds on a quarterly basis as follows:
(1) The first 51 percent of such net proceeds shall be distributed to the Macon County Board of Education as follows:
a. Fifty-one percent of the 51 percent shall go to the general fund of the Macon County Board of Education to be used as they shall see fit.
b. The remaining 49 percent of the 51 percent shall be used exclusively for a pro rata basis salary subsidy for all employees of the county board of education including specifically teachers, administrative personnel and support personnel which includes bus drivers, lunchroom workers, janitors, and any other support personnel.
(2) The next 20 percent of such net proceeds shall be paid to the county commission to be used as follows:
a. Forty-five percent of the 20 percent to the general fund to be used as the county commission sees fit.
b. Ten percent of the 20 percent shall immediately upon receipt by the county commission be paid directly to a sheriff's department fund and shall be placed in no other fund or account. The sheriff's department fund shall be established by the sheriff and shall be under the exclusive domain and control of the sheriff. No other county official shall have any control of money placed in the sheriff's department fund. Money placed in the sheriff's department fund shall be used exclusively for law enforcement purposes.
c. Ten percent of the 20 percent thereof to the county library.
d. Ten percent of the 20 percent thereof earmarked for indigent medical care.
e. Five percent of the 20 percent thereof to the Macon County Council on Retardation and Rehabilitation.
f. Five percent of the 20 percent thereof to the Macon County Department of Human Resources.
g. Ten percent of the 20 percent thereof to the Macon County Health Care Authority for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the Representative Thomas Reed Charity Urgency Health Care Center. The amendment made to this paragraph by Act 97-884, 1st Sp. Sess., shall have retroactive effect to July 22, 1983.
h. Five percent of the 20 percent for recreation in West, East, North, and South Macon County.
(3) Fifteen percent of the net proceeds shall go to the general funds of the following cities and towns in Macon County, in the following amounts, to be used as their respective governing bodies see fit:
a. Sixty-two and one-half percent to the City of Tuskegee.
b. Twenty-five percent to the Town of Notasulga.
c. Six and one-fourth percent to the Town of Franklin.
d. Six and one-fourth percent to the Town of Shorter.
(4) Eight percent of the net proceeds shall go to Tuskegee University to be used as follows:
a. Sixty-three percent of the eight percent thereof to the general budget of the university.
b. Thirty-seven percent of the eight percent thereof to fund a special scholarship fund as determined and administered by the university for economically disadvantaged residents of Macon County.
(5) Two and three-fourths percent of the total net proceeds shall go to the Macon County Community Action Program.
(6) Two percent of the total net proceeds shall go to the Southern Vocational College.
(7) One-fourth of one percent of the total net proceeds shall go to the Tuskegee-Macon County YMCA.
(8) One percent of the total net proceeds shall go to St. Joseph's School.
(b) If any of the agencies receiving funds under this section cease to exist or should it be determined unlawful for any of the agencies to receive such funds, then the funds allocated thereto shall immediately accrue to the general fund from which the monies were to have been disbursed and the respective governing or administrative bodies may appropriate and spend the money for any lawful purpose.
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